Palettes / Colors / #200599

#200599 — Vivid Blue

#200599 is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DarkBlue (#00008B). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkblue (#00008B) — not an exact match. CSS darkblue gives you #00008B, a different color; use #200599 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#200599 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #7E9905; it also sits naturally between #053499 and #6A0599. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 13% · Green 2% · Blue 60%

Cyan 79% · Magenta 97% · Yellow 0% · Key 40%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #200599

.text { color: #200599; }
.background { background-color: #200599; }
.border { border: 3px solid #200599; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(32, 5, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(251, 94%, 31%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #200599; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(32, 5, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #200599; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(32, 5, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#200599">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#200599">Div content here</div>

Shades of #200599

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Tones of #200599

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7E9905:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #200599: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #200599

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #200599 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #200599 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #200598  ·  #20059A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #200599?

#200599 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 32, 5, 153). Its closest standard named color is DarkBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #200599?

#200599 is RGB 32, 5, 153 — HSL 251°, 94%, 31% — CMYK 79%, 97%, 0%, 40%.

What colors go with #200599?

Its complement is #7E9905; analogous partners are #053499 and #6A0599. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #200599 for text?

White text on #200599 has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.54:1.